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Article #5365Re: Fast disks / Expanded memory
From: Michael A. Fallavollita
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1986 08:12
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1986 08:12
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> - *RAM disks*. Is it possible to create a RAM disk and use it to store > (non-critical) index files? Will this improve performance? Are > there RAM disks which can use memory over the 640K limit? Dos versions 3.0 and later have a device driver, VDISK.SYS which can specify use of the higher memory for the RAM disk. (atleast on 3.1) Afraid I can't help you on the rest. Mike Fallavollita JHU APL (UMCP)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!aplvax!mikef From: mikef@aplvax.UUCP (Michael A. Fallavollita) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Fast disks / Expanded memory Message-ID: <186@aplvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 03:12:37 EST Article-I.D.: aplvax.186 Posted: Fri Jan 17 03:12:37 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jan-86 04:19:45 EST References: <426@faron.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: JHU/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD Lines: 12